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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦

@jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
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An IT Professional with interests in economics, science, history and technology. Guelph, Ontario. Born at 319 ppm 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@jockr, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19m
Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks | Nato | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks
Mounting anxiety as Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches Nato’s borders with targeting of vessels transporting agricultural cargo
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1h
Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine | Republicans | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h
Satellite images reveal Wainwright fire devastation | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/satteilte-im…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h
Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/qua…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
Flavio Bolsonaro’s ‘corrupto’ stunt sparks viral meme before Brazil election runoff | Brazil | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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Flavio Bolsonaro’s ‘corrupto’ stunt sparks viral meme before Brazil election runoff
Far-right presidential candidate’s TV debate swipe at rival backfires as people take to social media to parody it
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 9h
Let's see what he is willing to say in front of Congressional committees
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h
“We were looking at it wrong”: The explosive claim that’s upended the AI world www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/19…
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“We were looking at it wrong”: The explosive claim that’s upended the AI world
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14h
Google cloud outage takes down HSBC, Revolut, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, Equifax, more - Neowin www.neowin.net/news/google-cloud-ou…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14h
Trump’s Golf Course Hearing Erupts as His Own Official Gets Grilled - MeidasTouch meidasnews.com/news/trumps-golf-cou…
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h
After starting in NB in 2024, #Canada’s lethal two-year-long #measles epidemic has finally been stopped. The country has finally returned to its zero-cases level. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/229413…
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Fin de deux ans d’épidémie de rougeole au Canada
Une épidémie de rougeole qui a duré deux ans et a touché des milliers de personnes est désormais terminée, selon l'Agence de la santé publique du Canada.
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Tim Bray 🇨🇦 @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20h
A little dystopic I think… www.dpreview.com/news/adobe-adds-ea…
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Ian Betteridge @ianbetteridge.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 17h
When considering Elon Musk's actions and attitude towards Ukraine, it's always worth remembering who has helped him get money. www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/puti…
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 16h
Day 1700 of my 3 day war. Donald is my last hope. I remain a master strategist.
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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 15h
A monument to Lenin transformed into a statue of Darth Vader — by Aleksander Milov in Odesa, Ukraine 🇺🇦 streetartutopia.com/2026/07/15/havi… #StreetArt #PublicArt #Sculpture
A monument to Lenin transformed into a statue of Darth Vader by Aleksander Milov in Odesa, Ukraine
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Chad :mstdn: @chad.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15h
The UCP is hemorrhaging. So far, despite the UCP and Danielle Smith running a separatist campaign, even in Central Peace-Notley, they have lost voters. #ableg #abpoli #alberta
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14h
Albertans vote to remain in Canada, CBC News projects | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/albe…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14h
For centuries, bird migration was a mystery – a tech revolution is changing that, and could help save these amazing creatures theconversation.com/for-centuries-b…
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For centuries, bird migration was a mystery – a tech revolution is changing that, and could help save these amazing creatures
An early clue came from storks found in Europe with African arrows in their bodies. Today, an atlas reveals hundreds of bird migration routes that are both complicated and remarkable.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026
Farage claim that £5m was reward for Brexit was ‘not press office line’, close aide says | Nigel Farage | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/o…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026
Quebec's reserves of maple syrup almost depleted, says new report | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/que…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan | Sudan | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan
Witness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of war
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
Australian MP critically injured after being hit by car in apparent attack www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwp9g43g2…
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Australian MP critically injured after being hit by car in apparent attack
The independent politician is in hospital after what the prime minister says may have been a deliberate attack.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza | Gaza | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza
Two-thirds of population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famine
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosted exports | China | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosted exports
Third-quarter GDP up by 4.5% compared with last year as industrial output is buoyed up by electronics demand
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
Italian square named after murdered musician loved by Mary, Queen of Scots www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmgr8g8zw…
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Italian square named after murdered musician loved by Mary, Queen of Scots
The mayor of Moretta officially opened Piazzetta David Rizzio to commemorate Rizzio's journey to the Scottish royal court.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
Graphic design students say they're waiting out wave of AI advertising | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/graph…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
Born 100 Years Ago [Yesterday] in St. Louis, the “Father of Rock and Roll” Who Inspired The Beatles and the Rolling Stones - American Songwriter americansongwriter.com/born-100-yea…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
French 'lycée' protests spread to Quebec as Montreal students take to streets in solidarity | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fre…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees | Amelia Earhart | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc…
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Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees
Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited island
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
NATO's race against time: Senior commander warns alliance must adapt faster to deter Russia | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nato-russi…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
Canadians mourning after fire kills 4 service members at CFB Wainwright | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/wainwright-f…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says | Ukraine | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in ongoing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow
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Colin Peters (spoopy version) @colinpeters.bsky.social · 19/10/2026
[About Elizabeth Holmes] Someone so calculated that she cultivates a harried, disheveled look for interviews, to sell people on a story about herself that she made up. Puts all of the other lying in a new context, for me.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026
Race against time: Tuktoyaktuk’s fight for survival | Canadian Geographic canadiangeographic.ca/articles/race…
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Race against time: Tuktoyaktuk’s fight for survival
As climate change dramatically reshapes their community, residents of Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. face difficult choices
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Alexander Karn @xankarn.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
If this guy cared about America half as much as he cares about golf and money… …he’d still be a POS. But still.
Trump Administration v
Trump Outlines Rapid
Plan to Close and
Overhaul D.C.
Golf Course
The plan to begin work transforming
the course in four weeks injected
fresh urgency into a federal lawsuit
opposing changes to East Potomac
Golf Links.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
What firefighters want you to know about lithium battery fires | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/science/lithium-bat…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Terry Tao Is on the Front Lines of the Debate Over AI and the Future of Math - The New York Times archive.ph/0LTWn
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Inside the long, bitter fight over one man’s quest to build the biggest AI datacenter in California | California | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-inte…
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Inside the long, bitter fight over one man’s quest to build the biggest AI datacenter in California
A modern-day prospector promised rural Imperial thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue – but his plan has set off a firestorm of resistance
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Is #Trump lifting sanctions on #Russia’s oil to allow his business interests to finalize deals before he loses control of House and Senate after the midterms? “…the proposed sale of Lukoil’s foreign oil assets to a group of investors with close ties to Trump’s family and his negotiators. That […]
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
History’s long-secret codes are being cracked by amateurs using AI | Nature www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-…
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History’s long-secret codes are being cracked by amateurs using AI
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03338-y Cryptographers’ inboxes are being flooded with requests to validate cipher solutions.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
‘There’s a lot of racism, a lot of hatred’: Far right gains predicted as Israel heads to the polls | Israel | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3eweygrj…
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Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg
At least one person was killed in the strikes, which also hit a data centre used by Russia's equivalent of Facebook.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Anti-government protests sparked by Kushner-linked project swell in Albania - National | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/12103725/albania…
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Anti-government protests sparked by Kushner-linked project swell in Albania
Youths protesting Albania's long-serving Socialist government hurled rocks at a police cordon outside the Education Ministry. Riot police responded with tear gas and water cannons.
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Scary "Grampus" Jerry 👻 @jerry.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
I advised the person to change the password and remove all the authorized apps for their account and sign in again on any that they still use. Probably good advice for everyone right now until we know what is going on.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Google Photos alone holds over 9tn photos, Cullen says. “On a service that has only been around for 11 years, that’s an insane amount of photos." “That these companies give this away for free should really underscore the value that it brings them.” -- Decluttering your online life: how to get […]
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Jimmy Hoffa? --- Police reveal identity of man found in a barrel in drought-stricken Lake Mead | Las Vegas | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc…
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Police reveal identity of man found in a barrel in drought-stricken Lake Mead
Remains of Edward Lelburian Jackson were first discovered in 2022, and autopsy revealed he was killed decades ago
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Overpass, roundabouts proposed for highway intersection where 17 died in 2023 crash | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/car…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuest’s new Surveillance Layer — users can now see placement and direction of known license plate readers from multiple companies | Tom's Hardware […]
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
‘4,000 people minding our own business’: four decades on, Falklands again face a hostile Argentina | Falkland Islands | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interac…
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‘4,000 people minding our own business’: four decades on, Falklands again face a hostile Argentina
Facing a slump in the polls, Argentina’s president is making economic attacks on the islands’ oil industry, and suggesting its key fisheries industry could be next
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
‘Nowadays, you need a lot fewer people’: Laid-off Stelco workers not alone as steel jobs disappear | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/business/stelco-job…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
‘Serious incident’ at Alberta military base causes deaths and injuries, Canada officials say | Canada | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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